Skirt-marker.



E. A. HURD.

SKIRT MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. I911.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

v 3mm ENOS A. HURD, 0F WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.

SKIRT-MARKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

Application filed March 3, 1917. Serial No. 152,366.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Enos A. Hum), a citizen of the United States, residing at Woodward, in the county of lVoodward and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt- Markers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a skirt marker or measure, and the primary object of the in vention is to provide a marker which will enable a lady to measure the length of her own skirts, without assistance, for getting the skirt of evenlength all the way around the bottom.

Another obj ectof this invention is to provide a skirt marker as specified, which comprises a supporting member, a measuring stickadjustably and removably carried by an upstanding verticalsocket formed upon the supporting member, and a slidable member which is slidably mounted upon the measuring stick and has an opening therein, through which the skirt may be marked, and a tongue carried by the adjustable member for coaction with the graduations upon the measuring stick, the upper edge of which tongue alines with the center of the opening in the adjustable marking plate.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which v Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved skirt marker; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

. ings, 1 designates the supporting base of the measuring stick support, which base is preferably constructed of a pieceof sheet metal, and is bent upon itself as shown at 2, providing an upper section 3 which overlaps a portion of the upper surface of the section 1. The inner edge of the section 3 has an upstanding substantially. rectangular shaped member 1 formed integrally therewith, which member i formed by splitting the upper sheet 3 inwardly from its edges, to the thickness of the rectangular shaped portion 4 and bending the edges of the plate which are out free, to assume the rectangular shape as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawings. The facing free edges 5 and 6 of the rectangular upstanding portion 4 are slightly spaced from each other so as to permit the graduation 7 upon a measuring stick 8 to be visible therebetween. The outer sides 9 and 10, of the upstanding rectangular portion 4 are graduated as indicated at 11, in inch graduations. The lowermost graduation 11 is positioned so that it will indicate an inch from the surface upon which the base 1 is resting or in other words, it is placed so as to accommodate the thickness of the plates 3 and 1 which form the base. The vertical edge 6 of the side 10 is bent inwardly, as shown at 12 to provide a gripping portion which grips the measuring stick 8 and holds it in various adjusted. posit-ions within the rectangular upstanding member or socket 4. The gripping action of the inturned edge 12 is increased by the resiliency of the metal plate from which the member 4; is formed.

The measuring stick 8 may be of any length, preferably an ordinary yard stick is used for this purpose and it has a marking plate 15 adjustably mounted thereon, for sliding movement upon the measuring stick 8. l

The adjustable marker 15, comprises a plate 16 which projects outwardly from the marking stick 8, as clearly shown in Fig. e1 of the drawings, and which plate has one end bent to form a socket as indicated at 17 through which the measuring stick 8 extends. The plate 16 is provided with an elongated opening 18 formed centrally therein, throughwhich chalk is inserted for marking upon a skirt to be out or hemmed. The outer side 19 of the socket 17 is provided with an opening 20, into which a tongue 21 extends. The tongue 21 is formed integrally with the plate of which the marker plate 15 is formed and its upper edge 22 ispositioned in alinement with the center of the opening 18. The upper edge 22 is adapted for coaction with the graduation 7 of the measuring stick 8 for regulating the height of the marking plate 15 from the floor or surface upon which the base 1 rests. The tongue 21 is curved inwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so that it will frictionally grip the measuring stick 8 for holding the marking plate 15 at adjusted elevations along the length of the measuring stick. 1f it is so desired, a set screw may be inserted through the tongue 21 for engagement with the marking stick 8, in lieu of the inward curving of the tongue, as shown in the drawings, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

In using the improved skirt marker, the skirt to be hemmed is put on by the person for whom it is made and the hips of the skirt are smoothed down, so as to make the skirt hang naturally. After which, the marking plate 15 is moved upwardly along the measuring stick 8, so that chalk used through the opening 18 will make a mark upon the hip portions of the skirt. The per son wearing the skirt then makes marks completely around the skirt, by either moving the marker or turning themselves, so that a complete circle of marks will be made about the skirt and at a definite elevation, for instance, at thirty five inches from the floor. Then the length of the skirt is considered, for instance, the wearer desires the lower edge of the skirt to be five inches above the ground or floor. She then takes the measuring stick 8 out of the socket at and measures downwardly from the marks made about the hip portions of the skirt, thirty inches which will make the mark at the bottom of the skirt, five inches from the floor. After this one mark has been found, the marker is moved completely about the skirt and marks are made thirty inches below the marks which were previously made about the top or hip portions of the skirt and by folding the cloth upon the latter row of marks, or by cutting it thereon the length of the skirt is provided, so that the bottom will be straight and the skirt will hang perfectly over the form of the wearer.

In reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangementof parts may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled, provided such alterations are com- .prehended within the scope of what is marking plate provided with a longitudinally extending opening, one end of said marking plate being bent to form a substantially rectangular portion for encompassing a por-- openlng, the upper edge of said tongue adapted for coaction with the graduations upon said measuring stick and being'positioned in alinement with the center of the longitudinally extending opening formed in the marking plate.

2. In a skirt marker, a supporting base, an upstanding socket carried by said supporting base, a measuring stick removably carried by said socket, a marking plate adjustably carried by said marking stick, said marking plate provided with a longitudinally extending opening, one end of said marking plate being bent to form a substantially rectangular portion for encompassing a portion of said measuring stick, one side of said rectangular portion being; provided with an opening, a tongue formed upon said marking plate and extending upwardly into said opening, the upper edge of said tongue adapted for coaction with the graduations upon said measuring stick and being positioned in alinement with thecenter of the longitudinally extending opening formed in the marking plate. said tongue being curved 'uwardly for frictionally gripping said measuring stick for holding said marking plate in adjusted positions upon the measuring stick. l

3. In a skirt marker, a supporting base, an upstanding socket carried by said supporting base, a measuring stick removably carried by said socket, a marking plate adjustably carried by said marking stick, said supporting base being constructed of a sheet of metal and bent to form a supporting portion and a portion extending partially over the upper surface of said supporting portion, and an upstanding substantially rectangular socket formed integrally with the inner edge of said last named portion of said plate and extending upwardly therefrom perpendicular to the base plate for adjustably supporting the lower'end of said measuring stick. V

1. In a skirt marker, a supporting base, an upstanding socket carried by said supporting base, a measuring stick removably carried by said socket, a marking plate adjustably carried by said marking stick, said sup porting base being constructed of a sheet of metal and bent to form a supporting portion and a portion extending partially over the upper surface of said supporting portion, an upstanding substantially rectangular socket formed integrally with the inner edge of said last named portion of said plate and extending upwardly therefrom perpendicuor curved inwardly for frictionally gripping lar to the base plate for adjustably supportsaid measuring stick. 10 ing the lower end of said measuring stick, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature one of the facing edges of the plate from in presence of two Witnesses.

which said socket is formed being spaced ENOS A. HURD.

for exhibiting the graduations of the meas- Vitnesses:

uring stick therebetween and the longitudi- EBEN J. SHELLNART,

nal edge of one of said free edges being bent M. E. GREEN.

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